The area's name changed from Lion Country Safari to Safari Village in the mid-1980s and was changed again by Paramount to Congo in the 1990s. By the end of the decade, in just five short years, Kings Dominion had established itself as a destination place for families seeking fun, thrills and adventure. . In the next year, another children's area, known as Nickelodeon Splat City, opened near the Shockwave roller coaster, this was a product of Viacom purchasing Paramount in 1994. The area is Kings Dominion's largest section in the park, and in its early years, it featured an orchard theme that included three apple-themed rides: Apple Turnover,[45] Bad Apple, and Adam's Apple. [39] The event featured specialty food trucks, seasonal decorations, a small selection of rides. Thepark's 15th anniversary seasonsaw a fresh new lookin Hanna-Barbera Land. More Days, More Fun - now open year-round. Avalanche, which remains the only Mack Bobsled roller coaster in the United States, opened in 1988. New attractions include Nickelodeon Central in the main park and Pipeline Peak in WaterWorks. DOSWELL, Va. -- After more than 20 years of erupting in Doswell, Kings Dominion has decided to remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster. It use to be a much funner place for kids.dolphin shows, slides, sky ride, trains, safari, etcand tons of hanna barbara characters runnign aroundnow, you only get sponge bob and dora, and you have to wait in line to see them, and they come out like twice, and that's it. Is there anything still in there? Originally it featured the Monsoon Chutes (two pairs of free-fall body slides, at 70 and 50 feet (15m) high, respectively), the Torrential Twist (two enclosed body slides that wrapped around each other), the Pipeline (four open body slides), Cyclone (three enclosed body slides, the center of which was a free-fall), Tidal Wave (two open slides, which riders rode on inner tubes), Splash Island (an area for children with five water slides), and a lazy river.[19]. King Kobra was removed at the end of the season. KD's Scrambler motor is located behind the operator's panel, and drives the ride via a long drive shaft in a plate-covered trough to the ride center. The coaster was later be renamed the Backlot Stunt Coaster in 2008. Racing Rivers, featuring three different types of water slides (Torpedo, Splashdown and Riptide), was the new attraction this year. Early history as Kings Dominion (197283), the television show after which the ride was named, List of Fast Lane attractions Kings Dominion, "Kings Dominion GM retiring after 40-plus years with theme park and parent company", "A Detailed History of Kings Dominion's General Managers", "IAAPA Oral History - Dennis Speigel | IAAPA", "With repeal of Kings Dominion law, Va. schools can now start before Labor Day", "The End-of-Summer Child Care Crunch Is Here. In 2012, two attractions debut with WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride, and Dinosaurs Alive!, an animatronic dinosaur park that features nearly 40 life-sized, roaring, moving dinosaurs. [14], One of the first additions under the new management group was Berserker a looping starship ride added to International Street in 1984. Halloween Haunt is an annual Halloween event at Kings Dominion on weekends during the months of September and October. The original 4 rides were The Land of Dooz, an indoor family train ride that towed up and down hills, Time Shaft, a Chance Rotor, Haunted River, a themed boat ride with a final splashdown drop, and Mt Kilimanjaro, a Bayern Kurve. Kings Dominion celebrated its 40th year in operation in 2015. The park is also the site for the American Coaster Enthusiasts' summer conference. On June 30 of that year, the park was sold to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Soak City, formerly known as WaterWorks, is Kings Dominion's water park. I've been on other centrifugal force rides, but they weren't quite the same. An approximately one-third scale replica of the. The focus is on families this year with the addition of two new rides, El Dorado and the Americana Ferris Wheel. Also new this year is Xtreme Skyflyer, an attraction that combines the elements of hang gliding and sky diving. Busch Gardens & Kings Dominion aren't far away, It's the last weekend for Kings Dominion's Shockwave roller coaster, Kings Dominion opening part of park with free admission for one day during bike race, Kings Dominion starting work on Delirium thrill ride, A look back at Kings Dominion's opening day in 1975. A new, looping roller coaster from Arrow Dynamics called Anaconda was introduced the following year in 1991 featuring the world's first underwater tunnel which travels under part of Lake Charles. Also in 1993, Smurf Mountain was removed, leaving only the Time Shaft and Haunted River remaining in The Lost World Mountain until 1995 when both rides were removed. [25] The sale was finalized on June 30, 2006 for $1.24 billion. Riders were assured they would get wet on this ride. Washington Post writer Peter Galuszka (author of a book on the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster)[60] said the attraction "hits a little too close to home for me" since "the idea of abandonment is a difficult topic for miners". Another new roller coaster joined the park's lineup in 2006 in Italian Job:Stunt Track (now Backlot Stunt Coaster). On March 29, 2013, Kings Dominion unveiled its bigger, better Planet Snoopy children's area. Families raced down 12 hills on the Rebel Yell racing roller coaster, took a spin on the Carousel, viewed the musical revue "Give My Regards to Broadway" in the Mason Dixon Music Hall and observed the park atop a 315-foot-tall Eiffel Tower. They and other entertainment businesses convinced Virginia to make it illegal for schools to start classes before the Labor Day holiday in early September. The mountain also once held two other attractions, Time Shaft, which was a gravitron on the south side of the mountain (near the entrance to Flight of Fear), and Smurf Mountain, which was a. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the floor dropped out. A thrilling new ride was introduced in 1991, Anaconda, which was the first roller coaster in the world the feature an underwater tunnel. In 1998, the mountain was repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates today. The next year, the park installed a monorail that guests used instead of driving their cars among the several hundred animals, which included lions, elephants, zebras, giraffes and other jungle dwellers. 2023: Year Round operations start; Grizzly retracked. Kilimanjaro? An Intamin Flying Dutchman flat ride called Jamestown Landing operated in Old Virginia through the 1970s, and was removed in 1980. The parkbuilt one of the top steel roller coasters in the world in 2010, Intimidator 305. Also new was The Showplace, a 7,500-seat, outdoor concert venue. The attraction is the park's second linear induction launch-style roller coaster, joining Flight of Fear. Kings Dominion opened May 3, 1975, offering fun and thrilling attractions that included the Rebel Yell roller coaster, Lion Country Safari Monorail, Log Flume, Steam Train and other family attractions. Also during the 20072008 offseason, Cedar Fair renamed the park's last two rides to open with Paramount theming. Kings Dominion is a theme park located in Doswell, Virginia, USA opened in 1975. A 740-acre (3.0km2) site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia, with construction beginning on October 1, 1972. I built a replica of the Old Dominion Line station based on a few photos online. HUSS Troika. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, 20 miles (30km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120km) south of Washington, D.C. [58], In 2013, Halloween Haunt featured a walk-through maze called Miner's Revenge. Guests plunge a staggering 27 stories from a height of 305 feet at a speed of 72 miles per hour, providing them with a thrill they'll never forget. On 7/10/15, the park confirmed that they would be removing the coaster Shockwave in August, with the last rides on August 9. . Two new attractions debut this year. Planet Snoopy at Kings Dominion will feature 8 new rides (18 total), a newly expanded 1,100 square-foot Family Care Center, daily meet-and-greet opportunities with the PEANUTS characters, the Richmond-based self-serve frozen yogurt shop SweetFrog and more. The first interactive family dark ride in the Mid-Atlantic region is unveiled in Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. Also new this year is a popular family ride, Triple Spin. Drop Zone Stunt Tower became Drop Tower Scream Zone and The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster became Backlot Stunt Coaster. [5] In addition, Kings Dominion's 1/3-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower and the International Street Fountain greet visitors near the main entrance to the park. It remained in operation during the 2007 season and was closed and dismantled several weeks before the 2008 season started. Kings Dominion 'The Lost World' manmade mountain hold three fantasy-adventure rides. Candy Apple Grove's newest ride, steel coaster Twisted Timbers, opened in 2018 replacing Hurler and reusing some of the previous support structure. Control of Paramount Parks had been transferred from Viacom to CBS Corporation in 2007. And the Haunted Mansion; similar Scooby-Doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other Paramount Parks during the three previous seasons. The Showplace re-opened as the Kingswood Amphitheatre. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! You must log in or register to reply here. This May 1979 image shows the interior of the new Time Shaft ride at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. The $7 million, 17-story attraction contained three components: the Journey to Atlantis flume ride (soon renamed the Haunted River), the Land of the Dooz childrens mine train and the Time Shaft rotor. New this year is Sky Pilot. He added, "At Kings Dominion, the suggestion of living miners left to die is meant to inject some enjoyable dramatic tension". The park added its third launched roller coaster, Hypersonic XLC, in 2001. Riders on this unique attraction are sent roaring through a series of inversions in total darkness. 1975 - Park opened on May 3rd with five themed areas: Happy Land of Hanna Barbera, Safari Village, Coney Island, Old Virginia and International Street. Kings Dominion added its fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977. Five years after The Outer Limits opened, Paramount Parks' licensing agreement to use theming from the television show after which the ride was named expired; the Outer Limits theming in the ride and its queue was removed, and the ride was renamed Flight of Fear. Our 14-acre kids' area features 20 rides designed for families to enjoy together, live entertainment featuring Snoopy and the PEANUTS Gang, and more. During the Cedar Fair era, the park introduced Halloween Haunt. From music festivals to seasonal celebrations, our special events calendar dishes out unique experiences and family activities all year. [citation needed] Kings Dominion expanded WaterWorks for the 2007 season, adding a second wave pool called Tidal Wave Bay, a four-person family raft slide called Zoom Flume, and a ProSlide Tornado.[27]. Themulti-sensory rideappeals to park visitors and coaster enthusiasts alike with its thrills and specialeffects. Time Shaft, a rotor flat ride pinning guests with centrifugal . The amusement ride wiki. Tornado, Dinosaurs Alive, and Volcano: The Blast Coaster were all removed before the 2019 season. Tickets are $75 for adults. It is currently owned by Cedar Fair, and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. It was standing room only this year, as Shockwave was introduced as the first stand-up roller coaster on the East Coast. KECOalso managed Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland and Great America in Santa Clara, California. April 27, 1974 King's Dominion Lion Country Safari. The rides trains are themed to Olympic bobsleds from five countries:United States, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. The magic left the place long aog. Kings Dominion will open part of the theme park on Sept. 23 with free admission during the UCI Road World Championships. The area is themed to a showcase of various European cultures, with buildings representing France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy. A light coating of dust, just waiting to be brushed away. Only a year later in 1980, the flume ride was rethemed Haunted River. The Avalanche, which lasts 90 seconds and reaches a speed of 41 mph, is still operating today. Land of the Dooz/Smurf Mountain, and Time Shaft. The theme park opened days late. A whole new theme area was added this year with Hurricane Reef. Park visitors enjoyed five magical lands -- International Street, Old Virginia, ConeyIsland, The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera and Lion Country Safari, which opened as a preview to Kings Dominion in 1974. All in all, "Lost World" is a fine addition to Kings Dominion, and . It was the first looping coaster to feature an underwater tunnel and the first coaster at Kings Dominion to feature more than one inversion. [1] Opening day of the park saw 50,000 guests, with an additional 50,000-60,000 guests waiting to enter.[9]. 2002: Ricochet and Triple Spin; Meteor Attack (feature in Action Theater); 2003: Drop Tower and SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D (feature in Action Theater), 2005: Tomb Raider Firefall (later known as The Crypt), 2007: Tidal Wave Bay, Tornado and Zoom Flume added to WaterWorks; FearFest becomes Halloween Haunt, 2009: El Dorado and Americana (both relocated from Geauga Lake); Grizzly retracked, 2011: Snoopy's Starlight Spectular; Shockwave repainted a new color; Grizzly retracked; El Dorado closes. In August 2019, Kings Dominion announced that Soak City would be expanded in 2020 to include a new sub-area called Coconut Shores, featuring a multi-level water play structure and a children's wave pool. . The park has renamed the Hanna-Barbera-themed rides in Kidzville to match the Planet Snoopy theme, ending the park's 35-year run with Scooby-Doo and other Hanna-Barbera characters. Unlike the previously built launched coasters at Kings Dominion, each of which was faster than its predecessor, the Italian Job Turbo Coaster is designed more like a family ride and features multiple launches at 40 miles per hour (64km/h). With a maximum height of 8 off the ground and just about 200 of track, younger "thrill seekers in training . On October 23, 2007, Kings Dominion announced that Dominator, a floorless roller coaster, would be moved to Kings Dominion and located in the International Street section. An indoor performance theater. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park. For an increased cost, visitors get a wristband enabling them to get to the front of the line on 17 of the most popular attractions without queueing. The Rotor is a large, upright barrel, rotated to create an inward acting centripetal force supplied by the wall's support's force. DON'T Kings Dominion To Hire for 2,500 Positions - Hiring Event Kicks off on Presidents Day Weekend. Kings Dominion is a theme park in Doswell, Virginia 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 95.. Tim Wright Kings. The new ride resembled a bobsled run and even got a thumbs-up from members of that years Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, who visited the park to help introduce the ride. 1) Great Pumpkin Coaster. Have a splashtastic blast with water slides, splash pads, a wave pool, a lazy river, cabanas, and more! Land of the Doozwas replaced by Smurf Mountain. Were thrilled to be working with The Gravity Group and look forward to riding the refurbished Grizzly next year! [1] It was closed down in 1995. Our 20-acre water park, Soak City, is included with your park admission and features more than 2 dozen slides, a massive wave pool, cabanas, and more. We'll know more in three or four days, when we'll have a better idea of how well the mother is taking care of it.". Much more so when all of the effects were working - which wasn't often. In 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse roller coaster, Ricochet (Now known as Apple Zapple), Carowinds also installed its Ricochet in 2002. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion.". The Time Shaft spun approximately 40 to 50 revolutions per minute and once the revolutions reached 100 per minute the floor dropped down about six inches - just enough to scare your pants off! STart-up problems plagued two of the rides, but many. Senior executives with Taft Broadcasting purchased the theme park division of Taft and formed Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) with Kings Dominion, Carowinds in North Carolina, Kings Island in Ohio and Canada's Wonderland in Toronto. The new portion of WaterWorks includes Pipeline Peak, a set of four enclosed water slides, one of which (the Night Slider) is the world's tallest dark free-fall slide. Jungle X-Pedition is set in the deep jungle, where explorers can visit base camp for a bite to eat the Outpost Caf and gear up at X-Plorer's Supplies. A performance stage beneath the Eiffel Tower. I guess this draws back to the age-old question: Was Volcano really worth it? The westernmost corner of Candy Apple Grove, distinct from the rest of the area, is themed to the 1950s. The park was named after its sister park, Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. 2013: Planet Snoopy 7-acre (2.8ha) expansion and merges with KidZville; 2014: 40th Anniversary celebration; International Street fountain restored, Candy Apple Grove and Safari Village return; Volcano: The Blast Coaster and Anaconda retrofitted. [29], The 2008 and 2009 seasons saw Kings Dominion receive three rides that had operated at Geauga Lake during its dry amusement park's final season. [16], Kings Dominion continued to expand over the next few seasons starting with Hanna-Barbera Land in 1990 with the addition of more children's flat rides. The mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and Volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. 1975: Grand opening, Eiffel Tower, Rebel Yell (wooden coaster), and Galaxie (steel coaster), 1976: Apple Turnover (Enterprise flat ride), 1979: Lost World (Themed area) featuring Journey to Atlantis, Land of the Dooz and Time Shaft, 1980: Haunted River replaced Journey to Atlantis, 1983: White Water Canyon; Galaxie coaster closed, 1984: Berserker; Smurf Mountain replaced Land of the Dooz, 1985: Diamond Falls and Scooby's Play Park, 1993: Days of Thunder; Smurf Mountain removed, 1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; The Time Shaft and The Haunted River are removed, leaving The Lost World completely empty, 1997: Taxi Jam; Hanna-Barbera Land renamed KidZville, 1999: Expansion of Hurricane Reef to WaterWorks, 2000: Nickelodeon Central; Pipeline Peak added to WaterWorks. In 2017 we're making room for more fun, more laughs and more thrills will our Planet Snoopy expansion that includes 3 new thrill rides- Kite Eating Tree, Sally's Sea Plane, and Peanuts 500. Both mother and baby seem to be doing fine, said Larry Mather, zoological manager, though he added that the baby's chance of survival "is not 100 per cent. [37] In 2017, Planet Snoopy was expanded with the addition of three new children's rides in the former Nickelodeon Central side of the area. [1] It was closed down in 1995. Hurricane Heights, a 65 ft. mega complex featuring 3 new slides and Splash Island, a family splash zone. Volcano, which was manufactured by Intamin, was the world's first LIM-launched inverted roller coaster. Some of the area's more notable rides include WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall (92m) swing ride that opened in 2012, and Delirium, a type of pendulum amusement ride that opened in place of stand-up roller coaster Shockwave in 2016. [55] It has since been removed. The Italian Job:Stunt Track (now Backlot Stunt Coaster)opened as a new fully themed action stunt car experience. There seems to be ALOT of mountain left behind the trees. 2022: Tumbili coaster replaces The Crypt. Starring everyone's favorite PEANUTScharacters and their summertime adventures,this colorfulpageant of lights invites guests to explore a breathtaking display the entire family enjoys. Riders soar 30 stories above the park on WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride. This scream machine sends rider through five inversions at speeds up to 67 milers per hour on the longest floorless roller coaster in the world at4,210 feet. The 305-foot-high (93 m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. The upgraded section of the park, Jungle X-Pedition, is themed to an archeological research facility and dig site. Passenger-driven cars that ride along on a guide rail. It's that time of year where come together as ONE Team and become KD Proud. More than 1.5 million visitors would follow during Kings Dominion's first season. "the Time Shaft," on the other hand, is too much, at least for anyone subject ot claustrophobia and/or motion sickness. I recall unaccountably thinking the dance club vibe was really cool, and I loved the forces. Along with International Street, Old Virginia is the only original section of Kings Dominion that has kept its same name throughout the park's history. Watch the park go from scary to merry as the park transforms into a winter wonderland full of enchantment and holiday cheer with millions of lights, festive shows, and more during WinterFest. As part of the major water park expansion, the area was renamed Soak City. #3. Features five, four-seated passenger trucks. Coconut Shores within Soak City offers a mini-wave pool, 45-foot multi-level play structure, and unique dining. 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This year is one of the most exciting in the park's history. The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. It is the first baby to be born from some 60 eggs that were laid in January. The decade of the 90's began with the expansion of Hanna-Barbera Land in 1990. This new steel roller coaster sends riders screaming through six loops and is the first roller coaster in the world to feature and underwater tunnel. In the water next to the gift shop, you can see the old track the Hauted River followed as well as one of the old cars filled with old baskets (presumably for decoration). Original themed areas were International Street, The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, Old Virginia, ConeyIsland and Lion Country Safari. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new themed area of the park called Wayne's World, which featured a wooden roller coaster , The Hurler. 13,773 articles since August 2009. With gift shops and dining locations featuring European architecture and stunning views of the royal fountains, this is surely a great way to start your day at Kings Dominion. Originally named, A small-scale swing ride. The egg was incubated for 40 days. The area's fictional backstory centers around an explorer who discovered the uncharted land in 1935, naming the location "Site X. New attractions and areas of the park themed to Paramount's television shows and films appeared at Paramount's Kings Dominion almost every season that they were under Paramount's ownership. On May 22, 2006, Cedar Fair announced the purchase of all five Paramount Parks. Busch Gardens is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. After restrictions were partially lifted by Virginia governor Ralph Northam in November 2020, the park opened for a limited capacity winter event titled "Taste of the Season" that operated for three weeks the following month in December. [23] Nevertheless, Hypersonic XLC helped establish Kings Dominion's reputation as "the launched coaster capital of the world". The ride, which is themed to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, was announced on August 20, 2009, and represents the park's largest-ever capital investment. A small wooden roller coaster. In 2014, Kings Dominion began celebrating its 40th Anniversary with the return of some favorites from the past. Also debuting this year is SpongBob SquarePants 3-D. Kings Dominin will also be adding free park WIFI for guests and introducing FunPix, afun and easy way to capture, collect, and share photos while you're at the park. Time Shaft was a Rotor built by US manufacturer Chance Rides that was previously located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. Rider Safety Information Max Height 54" Maximum 2 guests per seat All restraint systems must be positioned and fastened properly Anew light show, Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, was added in 2011. A 115-foot-tall (35m) spinning pendulum flat ride. This could be a link to the alien activity. The rotor attraction was one of three inside the just-opened Lost World mountain. The following year, in 2005, Tomb Raider:The Ride (now The Crypt) was added. It debuted in 2001 as FearFest,[56] but following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park, the event was renamed Halloween Haunt in 2007. Volcano was themed to the 1997 film Volcano; the other Paramount Parks added inverted or suspended roller coasters themed to Top Gun around the same time. 1. Mike Gabay works as trainer with some of young pachyderms in 'Lion Country' elephant herd. On May 3, 1975, after less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened its gates to the public. [11] They thought that if students were not able to attend school in August, then more families would spend money at Kings Dominion, and more teenagers would be able to provide a low-cost workforce to the amusement park. From 1979 until 2019, the area was anchored by a large artificial mountain, originally home to the Lost World ride complex and later to Volcano: The Blast Coaster; the structure was demolished with the coaster in spring 2019. International Street is the park's main entry area, featuring a 320-foot-long (98m) fountain pool[52] in the center of the walkway leading up to the 1/3 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the end of the street. Also present at the opening was a log flume, steam train, a collection of flat rides and a cable-car sky ride that transported visitors between Old Virginia and The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera. The makeover includes the addition of more water activities for families. In 2015, the water park was expanded and re-branded as Soak City.[35]. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new area of the park themed to the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, which featured its third full-size wooden roller coaster, Hurler, a shop called the Rock Shop, and a Stan Mikita's restaurant similar to the one featured in the film. For the 2014 season, Kings Dominion commemorated the 40th anniversary of Lion Country Safari and the preview-opening of Kings Dominion by returning park icons from past eras. The early part of the decade saw two popular attractions added with the Grizzly roller coaster in 1982 and the White Water Canyon river rapids ride in 1983. The ride features a cable lift hill, an 85 first drop and a maximum speed of 90mph (140km/h). [33], For the 2013 season, Planet Snoopy merged with KidZville during a 7-acre (2.8ha) expansion to form the largest Planet Snoopy in the Cedar Fair chain. Journey to Atlantis was replaced by the Haunted River themed flume ride in 1980. After the 2000 season, Flight of Fear's trains received lap bars instead of shoulder restraints.[20]. This shaft drives a series of pinion gears, providing rotation to not just the center mast but the four individual "sweeps." Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. [3] It offers over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 15 roller coasters and a 20-acre water park. New attractions included the Taxi Jam roller coaster. Drawing a crowd - a 17-story man-made mountain, housing three rides, opened yesterday at Kings Dominion theme park on Interstate 95. The complex cost $7 million to construct and can accommodate 6,800 persons an hour. Kings Dominion Park Hours Beginning in 2023, Kings Dominion will expand to year-round operations. rwk9024 Feb 9, . While the park had always had a Halloween event, the new HAUNT event has been received very well. Arlington, VA. Apr 13, 2017. 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